Ernest Born was born in 1898. He studied architecture under John Galen Howard at the University of California, Berkeley and
then went to work in Europe. After the war Born returned to architectural practice in San Francisco. He also became professor
of architecture at the University of California, Berkeley, during which time he designed additions and alterations to the
William Randolph Hearst Theater on the Berkeley campus, and began his association with Walter Horn. The collection consists
of 2128 photographs in 27 photograph albums. Most are silver prints, with a few albumen prints as well. The majority of
the photographs are by the Alinari Company, but there are smaller but significant groups of photographs by Brogi, Anderson
and others.

Background

Ernest Born was born in 1898. He studied architecture under John Galen Howard at the University of California, Berkeley and
then went to work in Europe. On his return he worked in New York for almost ten years with the distinguished architects Gehron
and Ross, and Arthur Loomis Harmon, and on special projects with Corbett, Harrison and McMurray. In the 1930s he worked as
art director with Architectural Records and then with Architectural Forum. Born's architectural practice in San Francisco began with exhibit buildings and exhibit design at the 1939/40 Golden State
International Exposition in Treasure Island. He spent the war years in Manaus, Brazil, with architect Gardner Dailey, and
then in the US on special military projects. After the war Born returned to architectural practice in San Francisco. He
also became professor of architecture at the University of California, Berkeley, during which time he designed additions and
alterations to the William Randolph Hearst Theater on the Berkeley campus, and began his association with Walter Horn. Throughout
the 1960s Born was consultant to the Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART). He was appointed to the San Francisco Art Commission
by several mayors, and served as chairman of its Civic, Design, Planning and Architecture committee. Through the 1970's Born
devoted himself almost exclusively to working on The plan of St. Gaul with Walter Horn.

Extent

27 photograph albums in 27 oversize boxes.

Restrictions

Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library Special Collections. Literary rights, including copyright,
are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright
and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.